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MediaNews Group

Consolidates local newspapers through acquisitions

Account Manager

Account ManagementUpdated on Nov 9
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Exceptional communication skills with a professional, concise, and client-first tone.
  • Strong organizational ability and rigorous attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and multiple ongoing projects.
  • Proactive problem-solving, sound judgment, and ability to flag risks early.
  • Skill managing cross-functional workflows and ensuring accountability.
  • Advanced knowledge of digital advertising concepts and campaign structures, including programmatic, search, and social advertising, and platforms such as Google Ads and Meta Ads.
  • Ability to work and present in a high-pressure sales environment.
  • High emotional intelligence to maintain trust, calm, and credibility in client interactions.
  • Experience leading client communication, meetings, and project flow.
  • Prior use of CRM systems such as Salesforce, reporting dashboards, and task or project management tools.
  • Proficiency in Google Analytics and Google Ads.
  • Familiarity with G Suite and Microsoft Suite, including Google Sheets, Excel, and Docs, and standard digital reporting tools.
  • 2–4 years of account management experience in the digital marketing industry.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the client's main point of contact, lead internal and external communication and meetings, and ensure timely follow-through on action items.
  • Retain and grow revenue through preparedness, accuracy, a proactive mindset, and customer service.
  • Maintain a clear communication cadence, monitor client sentiment, and proactively surface potential retention risks.
  • Prepare for onboarding by reviewing client documentation, including briefs, insertion orders, goals, budgets, and timelines, and setting up internal assets such as tasks, timelines, folders, and notes.
  • Lead and coordinate internal and external onboarding calls and define expectations and responsibilities.
  • Coordinate kickoff with Strategists, Sales, Creative, and Operations, and deliver essential assets including packets, recap emails, timelines, and launch confirmations.
  • Manage client communications, regular email and meeting cadences, documentation of interactions, and organized client folders and project documentation.
  • Prepare meeting agendas, review Account Reviews internally, and proofread client-facing documents for clarity and accuracy before delivery.
  • Serve as the communication link between the client, Strategist, and Operations, and provide the Strategist with clear tasks and accurate notes for execution.
  • Monitor weekly campaign pacing and health, flag risks such as under-delivery, tracking issues, and inventory, and track approvals and dependencies.
  • Improve professional skills in product knowledge, communication, documentation, and leadership through training and discussions or audits.

About the Company

MediaNews Group

Consolidates local newspapers through acquisitions

MediaNews Group operates a large network of local newspapers under Digital First Media by acquiring financially troubled papers and centralizing their operations to lower costs. Its product is the local news it publishes and distributes across its papers, with centralized production, printing, and ads to streamline efficiency. It differentiates itself from rivals through a debt-fueled, scale-focused consolidation strategy and aggressive cost-cutting under Alden Global Capital's ownership. Its goal is to expand through acquisitions and improve profitability while keeping a broad footprint of local newspapers.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
1985

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